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Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Murphy and Chiwetel Ejiofor are among the latest presenters announced for the Academy Awards. The new presenters also include Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz and Margot Robbie. Lady Gaga, who won a Grammy on Sunday, will make what producers billed as "a special tribute performance." Could she be singing during the segment on film industry figures who died in the past year? Neil Patrick Harris will host the Oscars Feb. 22 on ABC. Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are going all out to add star power to the telecast. Murphy and Ejiofor are the latest actors of color to join the broadcast in a year the academy has been blasted for...

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